On Nov. 22, 2022, Saudi Arabia’s footballers pulled off a sporting miracle. Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari scored two goals to give the Green Falcons a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Argentina at the World Cup in Qatar.
It was a stunning result that had the thousands of fans at the Lusail Stadium and millions more around the world celebrating.
When the Saudi players walked off the pitch at halftime, trailing to Lionel Messi’s penalty strike, not even the most optimistic of supporters would have given them much chance of a comeback.
But Herve Renard’s halftime team-talk reenergized the players and they went on to play the 45 minutes of their lives. Such a result against the eventual winners would have been the highlight of the decade for most countries.